A leaker who specializes in insider information about Deadlock has claimed that a new Risk-of-Rain-like game mode is in development for Valve’s occult-noir MOBA shooter.
In a post uploaded to X/Twitter, user minesweeper, who previously leaked the January Major Update as well as a number of hero-specific patch changes. According to minesweeper, a speculated PvE mode is “real and it’s 1:1 Risk of Rain.”
Risk of Rain is a multiplayer roguelike hero-shooter series where players work together to defeat enemies and unlock portals to new levels, gathering randomised weapons and upgrades in the process. Of note, the series’ developer, Hopoo Games, was effectively shut down in September 2024 after several key members were joined Valve. The Risk of Rain property was sold to Gearbox in 2022.
